Primary Circuit Venting
Primary Circuit Venting
Description
Benficiary organisation details
Main Beneficiary
Dukovany NPP (Czech Republic)
www.cez.cz
Co-Beneficiary
Bohunice NPP (Slovak Republic)
www.seas.sk
Project Aims
- Evaluate the equipment and the operating procedures to preclude accumulation of non-condensable gases in the primary system of VVER reactors;
- Help the Beneficiary plants to develop their procedures for all operating modes to prevent and handle safety related problems caused by incondensable gases.
Project results
- Performance of detail analysis of chemical modes of operation of VVER 440/213 plant;
- Determination of non-condensable gases dissolved in the primary coolant at different operational states;
- Location of gas accumulation;
- Removing and processing of non-condensable gases;
- Evaluation of primary systems in a view of accumulation of gases without possibility of degassing during start up, power operation, shut down and abnormal events;
- Handling loss of natural circulation events;
- Proposals to improve existing equipment for venting;
- Assisting to the Beneficiary plant primary venting circuit procedures.
Further Project Results
Further information on the project results could be obtained from the beneficiary organisation.
General Information
Title:
Primary Circuit Venting
Programme:
PHARE
Budget year:
1995
Countries:
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Types of activities:
Design safety
NPP:
Bohunice
Dukovany
Installation types:
VVER 440-213
Duration (months):
209
Contractors:
Siemens
Sub-contractors:
3E Prague, Skoda Plzen, NRI REZ (Czech Republic)
Status:
Completed
Old reference:
PH1.06/95
Effective contract date:
29/01/1998
Closure date:
12/03/1999